07x15 - A New Doctor in Town

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Aunt bee!

In the kitchen.

Well...

Lunch is all ready.

Oh, good.

Dr. Bennett
get off all right?

Oh, in fine style.

Must've been ,
people there.

Oh, Mayberry's going
to miss Dr. Bennett.

years.

I'll bet he's delivered

half the people
in Mayberry.

Mm-hmm.

Did he deliver me, paw?

Yeah. Gave you
your first slap.

What'd I do wrong?

Nothing.

That's what a doctor
does when a baby...

You know, breathe.

Oh. Oh.

Oh, he was such
a kindly gentleman.

You know
what I liked about him best

is that he wasn't always
calling in specialists

and running up bills.

If he wasn't sure
what was wrong with you

he did the best he could.

Yeah. Down at
the station

he was still giving
advice to everybody.

Clara Edwards.

Oh, Clara, with her neuralgia.

years now.

Well... well, she
kind of enjoys it.

Told us to watch
Opie's tonsils

in case they
flare up again.

My throat's
been feeling fine, paw.

Good, good, good.

Did he say anything
about the new doctor?

No. His name
is Dr. Peterson.

He was hoping
he'd arrive today

so he could
introduce him around.

But he'll be delayed
and won't be here
till tomorrow.

Well, I hope he's the caliber
of Dr. Bennett.

Did he meet him at all?

Dr. Bennett? No, no.

No, but he comes very
highly recommended.

Well, I hope so.

It's a strange feeling

putting the health
and well-being of everybody

into the hands
of a perfect stranger.

Oh, I'm sure
we'll all be fine.

Good morning, Floyd.

Oh, hello, Clara.

Sit down here,
Clara.

Rest yourself.

Thank you.

Yeah. Nice day.

Yes.

The humidity's
a little high,
though, isn't it?

Oh. Your neuralgia, huh?

Yes.

That stuff really hangs on.

years now, isn't it?

Yes.

I suppose everybody
has something to bear.

Of course I try
to keep it to myself

but sometimes the pain is,
well, it's just indescribable.

Just like my sinus trouble.

The other night I woke up...

It starts at my shoulder...

Must've been about : .

And then it works
down to my elbow...

Oh, my sinuses must've been...

Floyd, you asked
about my neuralgia.

Now, do you want to hear
about it, or don't you?

I never asked.

Well, you can
just be thankful

you don't suffer
the way I...

Probably one of those barber
supply salesmen from Raleigh.

Oh.

Heh. The loafers.

They work half the time
and play golf the rest.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Say, I wonder if
you can tell me

where I might find
Dr. Bennett's place.

Dr. Bennett?

He left town yesterday.

If you got anything
wrong with you

you better drive on
to mt. Pilot.

We're expecting
a new doctor

but he hasn't
arrived yet.

He just drove in.

What?
What?

I'm taking over
Dr. Bennett's practice.

You?

You're the new doctor?

That's right.

I'm Dr. Peterson.

You mean you've been to
medical school already?

Yes, I have.

Even have a diploma.

And you're taking over
the whole shebang?

Yes.

The whole shebang.

Oh.

Dr. Bennett's place
is two blocks down

turn right,
the third house
on the left.

Oh, thank you very much.

Nice to have met you.

Mayberry is
facing a crisis.

Well, hi.

Andy, we've just met
the new doctor.

Yeah?

He's just a child.

Don't think
he's more than .

Seventeen?

Oh, he's more than ,
but he's still very young.

Maybe or so.

Well, there are a lot
of young doctors around.

But if you'd only
seen him in that car

with his golf clubs.

And that cap.

And he talks funny, too.

That's got nothing to do

with whether
he's a good doctor or not.

Why don't you give him a chance?

Well, you can give him
a chance if you want to

but if I were you,
I'd stay well.

Well, is rather young,
for a doctor.

A dentist? No.
But a doctor?

Oh, don't let Floyd and Clara
get to you, too.

Well, there is
such a thing

as experience, Andy.

How many diseases could he
have seen, at that age?

Oh, aunt bee.

Well, I'm just
commenting.

You know what might be
a good thought?

What?

Invite him over here
one night for supper.

Maybe have Floyd
and Clara come, too.

If they got to know him
a little better,

they'd have more
confidence in him.

Yes, that would be
a nice gesture.

Yeah. Just have Floyd
and Clara, maybe Helen, yeah.

I'll stop by sometime
tomorrow and invite him.

Just a friendly visit.

Yes, and while
you're there,

you might take a look
at his diploma.

Good morning, sir.
Nice day, isn't it?

Oh.

Hello. How do you do?

Come in. Come in.

Uh... I... I hope

I'm not interrupting
something important.

Oh, no, no. No.

Come in. Come in.

No. Well...

I was just, uh,
checking out some equipment.

Oh. Oh.

You know

making sure everything
is working all right.

Yeah, well,
that's a good idea.

Yeah.

You can't be
too careful.

No, you can't be
too careful.

Not in this business.

Not in this business.

No. No.

Oh, I'm Andy Taylor.

I'm the sheriff here.

And I just thought
I'd stop by

and welcome you
to Mayberry.

Oh.

Oh, well, that's
very kind of you, sheriff.

Well... well...

I see you're
getting all set up

and ready for
your patients.

Oh, yeah. Yeah, I am.

Well, I'm ready
whenever they are.

Yeah.

Actually,
the reason I stopped by

was to invite you
to a little get-together

we're having
at my house tonight.

Oh. Tonight?

Yeah. I mean,
if you can make it.

I know how it is with doctors.

Oh, I'm sure
I can break away this evening.

Well, good, good.

We usually eat about : .

Oh, fine.

And you can't miss my house.

It's right off main street,
maple.

Oh. Well, I'll be there.
And thanks.

Good. Come a little early
and we'll visit.

Oh, good, good.

Bye.

Now, any more
soup, anybody?

Don't be afraid
to speak up.

Dr. Peterson,
how about you?

Oh, no. No,
thank you.

That really
was delicious.

Yeah.

Good ol' homemade soup.

Yeah.

You know,
you know, doctor

it seems like every time
you turn around nowadays

they're coming up
with something new in medicine.

Seems... seems that way
to me anyway.

Oh, that's
true, Andy.

Oh, we've still
got a lot to learn.

We're very lucky
to have a doctor

who's right up-to-date
on all that is known.

Yes, we are.

Right, Clara?

Oh... yes.

Gee, you sure look young
to be a doctor.

I thought you
had to be older.

Well, maybe the doctor
graduated young, right?

Well, as a matter
of fact, I did.

You know, whenever
anybody asks me

if I'm old enough
to have a doctor's license

I always say, "no, they only
gave me a learner's permit."

Oh, that's funny.

Learner's permit.
A learner's permit.

Now we know he has
a good bedside manner.

Yeah. I like a man
with a good joke.

Well, you know, I try.

I suppose a sense of humor
has its place in medicine.

Personally, I never
found sickness

to be a funny subject.

Hey, I smell
something good.

I bet it's
your Turkey.

Oh, it should
be done by now.

If you'll excuse me.

You're not married,
are you, doctor?

No, no. No.

I'm sort of
a confirmed bachelor, I guess.

Play the field.

Go out a lot?

Mostly Saturday night.

Well, occasionally
during the week.

Unless, of course,
there's an epidemic.

Saturday night.

And I remember
one Saturday night

when I came down with the croup.

I rang up doc Bennett.

Of course he was home,
like always.

And he came right over.

Saved my life.

Well, i'm
sure wherever
the doctor is

he'll call
the switchboard

and Sarah will know
where to find him.

Here we are!

Oh!

Would you look at that?

Is that not beautiful?

Put it right in here.

There we are.

Call out your preference.

White meat or dark?

Oh! The sweet
potatoes.

They're in
the oven, Andy.

You stay. I'll get them.

Well...

Boy, am I hungry.

Well, then, why don't we start?

Would anyone like
to do the carving?

Dr. Peterson, would you
care to do the honors?

Oh, well, thank you.

Yes, I'd be happy to.

Well, if anyone
should know about carving

it should be a doctor.

Lively little rascal,
isn't it?

It's been very nice.

Thanks a lot, Andy.

Good night, everybody.

Good night,
Dr. Peterson.
Good night.

Good night.

Now, take it easy going home.

Thanks.

Well, that was very nice.

Well, bee,
was I wrong about him?

Well, he was pleasant.

But did you see him try
to carve that Turkey?

A man on an
operating table

wouldn't have
had a chance.

If you don't mind
my saying so

you ought to be ashamed
of yourselves.

Ashamed?

What's the matter
with him?

A young doctor
trying to do his job

and nobody
will give him a chance.

You're
absolutely right.

It isn't fair.

It'd just serve
everybody right

if he packed up
and left town.

Paw?

What's the matter, ope?

What are you doing
out of bed?

It's my throat, paw.

It feels kind of scratchy,
funny-like.

Andy, do you think
it's his tonsils again?

Let's have a look.

They do feel swollen.

It hurts, too, paw,
when I swallow.

Oh, Andy

maybe you better
try to catch
Dr. Peterson.

Catch Dr. Peterson?

Um...

I'll tell you what, ope.

Let's go up
and have a nice gargle

and then we'll see
how they feel in the morning.

No better, huh?

Well, it's about
the same, I think.

It doesn't hurt too much,
but I can feel it.

Hmm.

What do you
think, Andy?

Well, uh, uh...

Not a bit better?

No.

Hmm.

Well, what do
you think, Andy?

Well, there's nothin' to do

but let Dr. Peterson
take a look at it.

Yes, I s'pose
that's best.

Well, maybe he's gonna have
his first patient.

Well...

Ah...
Ah...

Ah...

Ah...

Ah.

Well, looks to me like they're
gonna have to come out.

Oh. That bad, huh?

Well, there's
no emergency, Andy

but they're inflamed
and they ought to come out.

My throat's
beginnin' to feel better.

Opie, it's gonna feel
much better after the operation

and I promise
you won't feel a thing.

Really?

Well, it'll be
a little uncomfortable

for a while
after it's over.

But your father and I think
it's the wise thing

and, well,
in the long run

it'll be best
for your all-around health.

Well...

Okay.

Now that's
the way to talk.

That's a boy.

And there's nothing
to takin' out tonsils.

Why, I bet the doctor here
has taken out hundreds of them.

Well...

I took out a number of them
during my internship.

A number of them?

Sheriff, it's one of the
simplest operations there is.

You hear that?

It's a simple operation.

And Dr. Peterson knows

what he's doing.

If he didn't, they
wouldn't have given
him this diploma here.

I bet you've had a lot
of fine teachers, too.

I mean, surgeons
and everything.

Some of the finest.

See? And I bet he made
real good grades, too.

Right up there at the top
of his class.

Sheriff, if you'd like to have
another medical opinion

why, by all means,
feel free.

Oh, no! Oh, no, no, no.

No, you're the doctor.

Whatever you say.

Well, all right then.

When would you like
to bring Opie in?

When?

Well, how about this weekend?

Well, Friday would be good.

Friday would be good.

Uh... oh, oh, oh, I'd better
check with aunt bee

because she might've
made some plans.

What plans, paw?

I don't know,
but you know
your aunt bee.

You never can tell.

So, I'll-I'll just check
with her

and see if she has made any
plans, and then I'll call you.

Fine.
Yeah, I'll call.

Fine.

Well, I'll be waiting
to hear from you.

Hey, Floyd.
Floyd, guess what?

I'm gonna have my tonsils out.

Well, well.

You don't say?

I'm gonna go home
and tell aunt bee, paw.

Okay.

So, Opie's having

his tonsils out, huh?

Yeah.

And you're letting this
Peterson kid do the job, huh?

Yeah.

And I sure hope he appreciates
what you're doing.

It's not every father

who will hand over his own son
for a test case.

Oh, hi.

I just dropped by
to see how Opie was.

He just came in
and told us the news.

When's it gonna
be done, Andy?

Uh, I think the doctor said
something about this weekend.

This weekend?

Uh-huh. But if you've made
other plans

we can put it off
for a week or two

because he said
there's no emergency.

Well, no, I...

I've made
no special plans.

Well, I think this
weekend would be
just right.

He wouldn't have
to miss any school

and if he was out
a day or so

I could drop his
lessons by here.

Oh, that's very nice
of you, Helen

but if aunt bee
would rather wait...

Well, no,
if it has to be done,

I guess it's probably better
to get it over with.

Oh. Yes.

Uh, but I was...
I was kind of thinking...

Maybe... maybe it would
make you feel better

if I were to drive him
up to mt. Pilot

and have another doctor
take a look at him.

Another doctor?

Yes, another doctor.

You know, mt. Pilot's
a big town

and I could just
take him up there

and there's a lot
of fine doctors.

I think it might
ease your mind.

Mm-hmm. Two heads
are better than one.

Yes, they are

and I don't want you
to worry.

Andy, I'm ashamed of you.

What?

I'm ashamed of you.

Well, I don't want her
to worry.

You don't want
her to worry?

Well, I'm doing it for her.

You're doing it
because you don't
trust Dr. Peterson.

It's not a matter
of not trusting him...

It is so.

Well... well,
he's so young

and he's so
inexperienced

and there's doctors
in mt. Pilot

could do this
operation in
their sleep.

Andy, I'm surprised
at you.

You're talking like
the rest of this town.

Oh, no.

You know perfectly
well he's qualified.

You said so yourself.

And if he wasn't they wouldn't
let him practice.

Andy, if you take Opie
to mt. Pilot

Dr. Peterson may as well
just pack up and leave town.

I mean it.

If you don't go to him

there's nobody else
in this town

that's going to give him
a chance to prove himself.

I think it's pretty much
up to you

whether this town
has a doctor or not.

Well...

Well...

Here we are.

Paw, do you think aunt bee
really had a headache

or do you think she's just
too nervous to come with us?

Oh, she had
a headache

'cause there's
certainly nothing

to be nervous
about here.

Of course
there isn't.

Oh, hello. You
must be Opie.

Uh-huh.

That's right.

Uh, that's Opie

and i'm-I'm his father,
Andy Taylor.

And, oh, this is miss crump.

Nice to meet you.

I'm miss oakley.

I'll be assisting
Dr. Peterson.

Oh, good.

Won't you come in?

Doctor?

Ah, come in. Come in.

What do you say, Opie?

Hey, how's
my favorite patient?

Fine.

Well, this won't take
very long.

You can wait out here
if you want to.

Maybe we will.

Now, I'll want Opie to rest here
for the balance of the day

but he can be back
in his own bed by tonight.

Oh, that's fine.

Oh, here's his bag.

Thank you.

Well, shall we go in now, Opie?

Okay.

We'll be right out here.

Okay, paw.

Well, come on,
sit down, Andy.

One consolation
with a new doctor--

at least he probably
has some new magazines.

Yeah.

Andy, relax.

Here, Opie!

Some more ice cream.

And it didn't hurt
at all, huh?

Never felt a thing.

That's impossible.

And the doc didn't
have any help
or anything?

No, just a nurse
to hand the
instruments to him.

Well, well.

Oh, you look
simply wonderful, Opie.

Oh, he's coming
along just fine.

I feel great.

But, still, it must've been
quite an ordeal

for you to have to go through.

Oh, it was no ordeal.

I saw he was in good hands

so I didn't think
any more about it.

You know, I think I just might
have him take a look

at my neuralgia.

Maybe I'll have him take a look
at my sinuses.

Oh, this all proves one thing:

You cannot judge a doctor
by the way he carves a Turkey.